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HARDWOOD
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Lenore Kabish Jones There’s something heartwarming Peacefully secure Bout having plenty of neatly stacked wood,...
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Jul 81 min read


HILLBILLIES TO HEROS
“The Soldier” War of 1812 relief by Balasterous God bless those volunteers Who left their beloved Appalachians To serve their Country tom...
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Jul 41 min read


THE MATH OF MENTAL ILLNESS
Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Accounting Calculus In the fifth dimension Or sixth or seventh Or eleventh And phi Quantum...
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Jun 301 min read


GARBAGE🎶
Where has all the garbage gone Long time passing Where has all the garbage gone For such a long long time Where has all the garbage gone...
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Jun 241 min read


LIFE CYCLES
when beauty fades talent stays when talent wains wisdom remains our spirit we leave behind our memories we retain Love Live and Celebrate...
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Jun 171 min read


URANUS
Pluto got a bums wrap Demoted from star status Same goes for Uranus! tom tenbrunsel Poet Laureate of Mountain Haiku Author’s Note: What I...
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Jun 101 min read


UNCHAINED REVERIE
*The Three Faces of Eve painting by Daniel Flynn Have you tipped on lightly sails of late? Have you soared to heights on pompous pillowed...
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Jun 31 min read


NUTS!
Squirrel it Don't squander it away Store your nuts safely For another day tom tenbrunsel Poet Laureate of Nuts
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May 291 min read


I DIED
Near death experiences Are common to life I have experienced a few In car, on ladder, cliff and bike, Medical strife But death is a...
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May 271 min read


UPON BECOMING POETRY
Poetry is. The more I write poetry, the more I see, feel and live poetry. A dear woman jn one of my poetry workshops raised her hand and...
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May 241 min read


THE PASSING STORM
Rosetta Nebula Asleep a faint storm begins its distant roll rumbling rumbling rumbling progressively louder with each rumble across and...
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May 201 min read


REFLECTING
#2 Jay Secretarski One last time I wanna stand on the ground that brought me here To feel with my whole body and soul those bonded to me...
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May 161 min read


ASHEVILLE NEWLYWED DAY
Of all the newly wedded days Today is Nick and Blakeley day So come they will Today and stay To celebrate with the Huntsville crowd To...
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May 141 min read


RESPECT
Respect Do it Own it Earn it Share it Be it Respect tom tenbrunsel Poet Laureate of Short, Sweet and to the Point
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May 141 min read


STONEYKNOB
And so here I sit at my favorite restaurant in the world tucked away in Woodfin, Western North Carolina. Yes in the donut hole of...
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May 114 min read


QUAKE
The earth quaked 4.1 as I lay awaken For goodness shaked for only four seconds, 9:04 am As the entire Smokey Mountains shook trembling...
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May 101 min read


BANJO UKE©️
Steep me to the Canyon Fair I wanna hear that banjo flare Just One One More More Time ...
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May 92 min read


GARDEN HAIKU
“If you Plant it, It will grow” I planted a garden Mulch to do about nothing but seeds, Then casually Adirondacked, Watched it grow...
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May 61 min read


TRIBUTE POEM FROM MARAH
9/11/24 the man who rekindled my flame the writer ages but his words never get old his poems are here to stay a story that will forever...
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May 22 min read


NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CONGRATULATIONS JAY SECRETARSKI FOR BEING SELECTED NATIONALLY AS BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK MAY 1 2025
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May 11 min read
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